Monday, April 04, 2005

Godzilla for MVP

Amid the hype of the loaded NY Yankees' lineup, the most underrated of players over the past couple years has been Hideki Matsui. No longer. Peter Gammons of ESPN and several talk-show radio hosts on WFAN 660 AM- a major NY sports radio network- have picked Matsui as their AL MVP candidate. Between his first season in 2003 and second season last year, he improved in TEN offensive categories, including HR, RBI, BA, and SLG %. He started this year off with a bang too, going 3-5 on opening night with a HR and 3 RBI. He also robbed Red Sox 1B Kevin Millar of a 2-run homer in the 2nd, helping Boston extend their Major League-worst streak of 5-straight Opening Day losses. Go Godzilla.

1 Comments:

At 8:02 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think the most impressive thing in the entire game was his web gem against Millar. Matsui has always been an average fielder, very fundamental, but he is not flashy or gold-glove worthy. Last night we were able to see how much hard work he put into his defense this offseason without any loss to his offense. (3-4 aint too shabby.) I feel that with a gold glove added to his resume, and a definite chance for an MVP, he could be one of the greatest Yankees to ever play left field.

 

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